Andy Tomaswick

Robotic Rover Could Support Astronauts on Moonwalks

Robotic companions are a mainstay of sci-fi series everywhere. From R2D2 to Johnny 5, these characters typically have a supporting…

5 months ago

Could A Mound of Dust and Rock Protect Astronauts from Deadly Radiation?

Protecting the astronauts of the Artemis program is one of NASA's highest priorities. The agency intends to have a long-term…

6 months ago

A Single Robot Could Provide a Mission To Mars With Enough Water and Oxygen

Utilizing regolith on the Moon or Mars, especially to refill propellant for rockets to get back off the surface, is…

6 months ago

Can We Use An Asteroid’s Own Dust to Deflect It?

Deflecting potentially hazardous asteroids (PHAs) is one of humanity's most critical long-term efforts to ensure we don't suffer the fate…

6 months ago

A Combination Drill and Gas Conveyor Could Simplify Asteroid Extraction

Collecting material from an asteroid seems like a simple task. In reality, it isn't. Low gravity, high rotational speeds, lack…

6 months ago

Advanced Optics Could Help Us Find Earth 2.0

NASA has long been interested in building bigger and better space telescopes. Its Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) has funded…

6 months ago

Could We Put Data Centers In Space?

Artificial intelligence has taken the world by storm lately. It also requires loads of band-end computing capability to do the…

6 months ago

Slingshotting Around the Sun Would Make a Spacecraft the Faster Ever

NASA is very interested in developing a propulsion method to allow spacecraft to go faster. We've reported several times on…

6 months ago

The Earliest Merging Quasars Ever Seen

Studying the history of science shows how often serendipity plays a role in some of the most important discoveries. Sometimes,…

6 months ago

There’s Chang’e-6 on the Far Side of the Moon

The newest phase of China's lunar exploration project is soon coming to an end. On June 20th, the Chang'e 6…

6 months ago